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Telescopes, thereby producing two new varieties which have become 

 permanent— Scaleless Japanese Fringetails and Scaleless Veiltail Tele- 

 scopes. Both have been bred for broad-tail qualities (veiltail), and may 

 be considered an American variation. The characteristic points of the 

 Scaleless Veiltail Telescopes are the same as those for the body and fin 

 formation of the Japanese Fringetail and the eyes and coloring of the 

 Chinese Telescope. The coloring almost always tried for is calico, but if 

 a fish fails in this and still retains the other characteristics of the breed, 

 it is considered a good fish. If the fish turns out black, it comes under 

 the following classification. 



THE CHINESE MOOR TELESCOPE GOLDFISH 



Fig. 158. The Chinese Moor 



The Moor is a most striking breed of the goldfish, its intense, vel- 

 vety black color forming a rich contrast for the more gaily colored speci- 

 mens in the aquarium. The intense blackness extends to every part of 

 the fish except the under side of the belly. This shades off to a blue-gray 

 or a slight golden tint. In the latter case the fish is likely to eventually 

 turn gold. This is not certain, nor is the blue-gray a guarantee against 

 turning, although it is less likely to do so. Breeders have not found that 

 the greatest percentage of blacks is produced by using two blacks, but by 

 crossing a deep red scaled fish with a black. A good Moor, with the body 



